Covid-19: NYSC & Kwara State Gov. Donates Food Items To Corps Members

The National Youth Service Corps, Kwara State has partnered the state government in the distribution of food items to corps members serving in the state.

The palliatives includes bags of 5kg semovita, cartons of vegetable oil, packs of tomatoes paste , packs of sugar, Golden penny instant noodles, bags of Garri and other surge items were distributed earlier today to Corps Members across the state.

The NYSC Kwara State Coordinator, Mrs Francisca Olaleye said the gesture was a parental provision by NYSC Kwara and the State Government to cushion the effect of the pandemic,as a result of the economic downturn.

The State Coordinator appreciated the Kwara State government for partnering with the scheme in making sure the idea was brought to fore.

The State Coordinator added that the Corps Members have been formidable impetus in the war against pandemic, and their welfare is the major priority of the scheme.

Mrs Olaleye further enjoined the Corps Members to reciprocate the gesture by been law abiding. She therefore charged them to advance their commitments towards making the state coronavirus free.

SAD…..NYSC Looses Former Director General

Former Director General of the National Youths Service Corps,  (NYSC), Brig General, Hafiz Momoh, is dead. He died on Saturday.

He was the 6th DG of NYSC between 1990 and 1994, has gathered.

COVID-19: 3 Corps Members Invent Semi-Automated Hand Washing Machine in Oyo State

Three serving corps members of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) scheme in Oyo State have invented a semi-automated hand washing machine, with soap dispensing mechanism and underground drainage system domiciled.

The corps members, Afolabi Victor, Ogunmoye Victor and Adeyanju Adeyemi who are graduates of Economics Education, Mechanical Engineering and Microbiology respectively, unveiled the equipment at the NYSC State Secretariat Agodi, Ibadan.

NYSC Oyo State Coordinator, Mrs Grace Ogbuoegebe, who commissioned the project commended the corps members for their “innovation, commitment, patriotism and support” for the scheme in the state.

She noted that the innovation was necessitated as the NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim had earlier challenged corps members across the country to come up with brilliant measures that will help curb the spread of Covid-19 in the country.

Ogbuoegebe further explained that the project was meant to be a complete automated hand washing machine, but due to the lockdown, the corps members were unable to get materials to complete the machine.

She however, commended their efforts tasking other corps members in the state to emulate, imbibe and follow their selfless initiative.

Addressing newsmen the corps members stated the project was conducted in a bid to contribute their own quota towards the fight against the pandemic ravaging the country.

He noted that the device is operated with the leg and not the hand to avoid a spread of the virus which as at press time has killed 28 with 873 cases recorded in the country